A Compend of astronomy : containing an exposition of the appearances of the celestial bodies. : For the use of students.
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia : Printed for F. Nichols, by T. & G. Palmer, 1809. |
| Description | 60 pages, 4 unnumbered pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 18 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Shaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. Second series no. 17264. ^A575643 |
| General note | "The object of this tract is to give only an exposition of the solar system and the appearances of the heavens, divested ... of technical terms, which ... are not adapted to facilitate the progress of young students, for whose use this compend is chiefly designed."--Preface, p. [3], dated: November, 1809. |
| General note | Caption title: A treatise of astronomy. |
| General note | Running title: Astronomy. |
| General note | Last page blank. |
| General note | Metal-engraved plates. |
| General note | "Corrections and amendments."--p. [63]. |
| References | Shaw & Shoemaker 17264 |
| Other forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 17264). |
| Genre/form | Juvenile literature 1809. |
| Genre/form | Textbooks. |
| Other title | Treatise of astronomy. |
| Other title | Astronomy. |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |